Several downtrodden cities are on the verge of defaulting on their debt, putting financially encumbered states and taxpayers on the hook to pick up the tab. The National League of Cities says municipal governments will probably come up $56 billion to $83 billion short between now and 2012. Tha...
It is very difficult, everyone is on the verge of bankruptcy and no means at the moment… Save this picture!© Laurian Ghinitoiu AD: How would you like to imagine the reconstruction of contemporary damaged architecture in Beirut? LG: We should give a thought to how we want to ...
–Samuel Collins’ 2012 entry on alternate futures is relevant today because, on the verge of a global catastrophe, we need to keep imagining alternate versions of reality not only in fiction but also in practical issues like Dr. Jonathan Jae-an Crisman’s imminent speculation concept (https:/...
the working class industrial city has fought its bad reputation for years. Locals claim it’s improved since the ’90s, when corruption was rampant and the city was on the verge of bankruptcy. However, the likelihood of being a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 54 people,...